The eternity of the world and the distinction between creation and conservation
According to an important set of medieval arguments, it is impossible to make a distinction between creation and conservation on the assumption of a beginningless universe. The argument is that, on such an assumption, either God is never causally sufficient for the existence of the universe, or, if...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2006
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Religious studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 403-416 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
God
/ Creation
/ Causality
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IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation |
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